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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822708203321

Titolo

Silver economy in the Viking age / / James Graham-Campbell, Gareth Williams, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2007

ISBN

1-315-42015-5

1-315-42016-3

1-315-42017-1

1-59874-792-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 228 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Publications of the Institute of Archaeology

Altri autori (Persone)

Graham-CampbellJames

WilliamsGareth

Disciplina

737.49363

Soggetti

Coins, Scandinavian

Coins, Medieval

Silver coins - Europe - History

Coinage - Europe - History

Money - Europe - History

Numismatics - Europe - History

Viking antiquities

Coin hoards - Europe

Europe Antiquities

Europe Economic conditions To 1492

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2007 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Regions around the North Sea with a monetised economy in the pre-Viking and Viking ages / D M Metcalf -- South Scandinavian coinage in the ninth century / Brita Malmer -- Hedeby and its hinterland : a local numismatic region / Ralf Wiechmann -- The evidence of pecking on coins from the Cuerdale Hoard : summary version / Marion M Archibald -- Gold in England during the 'age of silver' (eighth-eleventh centuries) / Mark Blackburn -- A survey of coin production and currency in Normandy, 864-945 / Jens Christian Moesgaard -- Viking economies : evidence from the silver hoards / Marit Gaimster -- Oriental-



Scandinavian contacts on the Volga, as manifested by silver rings and weight systems / Birgitta Hardh -- The form and structure of Viking-age silver hoards : the evidence from Ireland / John Sheehan -- Trade and exchange across frontiers / Susan E Kruse -- Kingship, Christianity and coinage : monetary and political perspectives on silver economy in the Viking age / Gareth Williams -- Reflections on 'silver economy in the Viking age' / James Graham-Campbell.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book contributions by archaeologists and numismatists from six countries address different aspects of how silver was used in both Scandinavia and the wider Viking world during the 8th to 11th centuries AD. The volume brings together a combination of recent summaries and new work on silver and gold coinage, rings and bullion, which allow a better appreciation of the broader socioeconomic conditions of the Viking world. This is an indispensable source for all archaeologists, historians and numismatists involved in Viking Studies.